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Napier: Pakistan cruise to a 129-run win over the UAE at McLean Park in Napier to boost their hopes of reaching the World Cup quarter-finals.
Ahmed Shehzad hit 93 and both Haris Sohail (70) and captain Misbah-ul-Haq (65) weighed in with half-centuries as Pakistan ran up 339 for six.
Reprieved, he compiled a 160-run stand with Haris, missing out on a century when his dive to complete a second run was not enough to prevent a run-out.
With Haris being caught at mid-on off Mohammad Naveed soon after, Pakistan were in danger of wasting a good platform, but Misbah steadied with Sohaib Maqsood (45).
UAE were reduced to 25-3 early in their reply and though in-form Shaiman Anwar made 62, they fell well short on 210 for eight.
Ireland meet Pakistan on 15 March, the final day of the group stage, in a match that is looking increasingly likely to decide qualification for the last eight.
For Pakistan, a second win in four days represents a build of momentum after heavy defeats by India and West Indies in their opening two matches.
When the time came, they opened their shoulders, beginning a blitz that would see 124 runs added in the final 10 overs. In that time, Shahid Afridi's 21 from seven balls made him only the second man, after Sanath Jayasuriya, to score 8,000 runs and take 300 wickets in one-day internationals.
Rahat Ali bowled Amjad Ali before Sohail Khan had both Andri Berenger and Krishna Karate caught behind to effectively end the contest.
Anwar and Khurram Khan shared a defiant partnership of 83 until Khurram flicked Maqsood to square leg for 43.
The match meandered to its inevitable conclusion, but for Anwar, an innings that ended when caught at long-off off Afridi took him to a total of 270 runs, the highest of the tournament so far.
Earlier, United Arab Emirates captain Mohammed Tauqir has gone against the grain by electing to field first.
Both sides are unchanged from their previous matches which saw Pakistan beat Zimbabwe and UAE hammered by India in Perth.
Teams
Pakistan: Nasir Jamshed, Ahmed Shehzad, Haris Sohail, Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal (wk), Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Rahat Ali, Mohammad Irfan
UAE: Amjad Ali, Andri Berenger, Krishna Chandran, Khurram Khan, Shaiman Anwar, Swapnil Patil (wk), Rohan Mustafa, Amjad Javed, Mohammad Naveed, Mohammad Tauqir (captain), Manjula Guruge
Brief scores
Pakistan - 339/6 (Shehzad 93, Haris Sohail 70, Misbah 65, Guruge 4-56)
U.A.E. - 210/8 (Shaiman Anwar 62)
Result - Pakistan won by 129 runs
Points - Pakistan 2, United Arab Emirates 0
MOM - Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan)
